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Past Storm and Fire has received a Chill with a Book PREMIER Readers’ Award!
Past Storm and Fire, my latest novel, has been honored by Chill with a Book with their PREMIER Readers’ Award! Check out the listing here Escape can embolden your soul – or destroy it. Val Masterson created Vigdis…
Past Storm and Fire is part of this InD’Tale video of 5 Star review books!
Past Storm and Fire is part of this InD’Tale video of 5 Star review books! #mustread #paststormandfire #vikings #timeslip #romance Buy link here!
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Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
Past Storm and Fire got 5 Stars in InD’Tale Magazine!
InD’Tale Magazine just reviewed Past Storm and Fire in their June 2019 issue, and gave it a glowing 5 STAR review! Click here to see the magazine – the review is on the last page! An excerpt from the review:…
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Posted in Writing
Misfortune of Song and Misfortune of Vision are finalists in The 2018 Wishing Shelf Awards!
Link to a list of the 2018 FINALISTS in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The children’s books were read and judged by children in 8 UK primary and secondary schools, the adult books by 2 Reading Groups, 1 in London…
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Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
Norwegian Forest Cats, The Pets Of The Vikings
Discover the history of the Norwegian forest cats (known in Norwegian as ‘Norske skogkatter’), the pets of the well known Vikings. Source: Norwegian Forest Cats, The Pets Of The Vikings
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Posted in History
Posted in History
Misfortune of Time – Release Day!
Book #6 of The Druid’s Brooch Series, is RELEASED! Get your copy before July 15th for just 99 cents! (works as a stand-alone). It goes up to normal price of $5.99 after that. Time cannot heal all wounds.…
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Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Berserks, Revenants, and Ghost Seals – Surviving a Saga Christmas | The Postgrad Chronicles
A great article on BERSERKS, REVENANTS, AND GHOST SEALS – SURVIVING A SAGA CHRISTMAS Source: Berserks, Revenants, and Ghost Seals – Surviving a Saga Christmas | The Postgrad Chronicles
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Posted in Travel
Misfortune of Time is on pre-order!
Book #6 of The Druid’s Brooch Series, is on pre-order for just 99 cents! (works as a stand-alone) Time cannot heal all wounds. In 11th century Ireland, Étaín must hide her pagan magic from her pious Christian priest…
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Posted in History, pagan, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Travel, Writing
Great new review of Misfortune of Vision by the Historical Novel Society!
The lovely folks at The Historical Novel Society just posted a wonderful new review of Misfortune of Vision, book #4 in The Druid’s Brooch Series. . “Thoroughly researched, the novel brims with a magnetic appeal to lovers of Irish medieval history.…
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Posted in Writing
Misfortune of Song is RELEASED!
Misfortune of Song by Christy Nicholas Book #5 in The Druid’s Brooch Series (works as a stand-alone) IS NOW LIVE! Historical fantasy set in 12th century Ireland ~ Even a soldier cannot fight love ~ In 12th century Ireland, all…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Misfortune of Song is on pre-order!
Misfortune of Song, book five in The Druid’s Brooch Series, is now on pre-order, as of today! Release date is set for April 4, 2018. Even a soldier cannot fight young love. In 12th century Ireland, all Maelan…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Release Day for Misfortune of Vision!
Today is release day for Misfortune of Vision by Christy Nicholas Book #4 in The Druid’s Brooch Series Historical fantasy set in 12th century Ireland ~ Prophecy can be dangerous ~ In 12th century Ireland, Orlagh has been Seer to…
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Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Writing
Thunderclap Campaign for Misfortune of Vision
Hey, everyone! I’ve set up a Thunderclap for my release of Misfortune of Vision! PLEASE – go and pledge your support. It costs NOTHING! You can share with Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, or all three! I need 100 supporters for it…
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Posted in Writing
Misfortune of Vision Blog Tour Signup!
Do you have a blog or a newsletter? I’m getting ready to publish the fourth book of my historical fantasy series, Misfortune of Vision. Would you be willing to help me out by either reviewing it or hosting it on…
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Posted in Writing
Misfortune of Vision is on pre-order!
Misfortune of Vision book #4 in The Druid’s Brooch Series is on pre-order! While this is book 4 in the series, each novel works as a stand-alone. This is the first book in the middle trilogy, set in 12th century…
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Posted in History, pagan, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, pagan, Travel, Writing
Norwegian sailors sing awesome sea shanty as they pull into port (Video) – theCHIVE
It’s a far cry from ‘Way, hey, blow the man down!’ See the full video on thechive.com Source: Norwegian sailors sing awesome sea shanty as they pull into port (Video) – theCHIVE
Viking Music? New CD of Viking age music climbs the charts – Medievalists.net
Can one recreate the music of the Viking age? A newly released CD called Ice and Longboats: Ancient Music of Scandinavia hopes to do so, and has already earned praise from reviewers and risen into the top 20 of the…
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Posted in History, music, pagan
Posted in History, music, pagan
Genesis of a Novel – Part VI – Characters Going Awry
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . I started pre-writing Misfortune of Vision on July 23, 2016. On August 23, I…
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Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
